A case of native valve infective endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient

Infective endocarditis continues to be associated with high mortality, despite the medical and surgical therapeutic options available. Surgical intervention is indicated in cases of heart failure or uncontrolled infection and sometimes for the prevention of embolic phenomena. The authors present the...

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Main Authors: Maria Salomé Carvalho, Marisa Trabulo, Regina Ribeiras, João Abecasis, Fernando Leal da Costa, Miguel Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204911000614

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